Kathie Lee Gifford’s sudden departure from ‘Today’ the latest challenge for beleaguered NBC.
The upheaval continues.
It has been over a year since NBC fired former star Matt Lauer for sexual misconduct at the height of the #MeToo era, and the Peacock Network continues to face new challenges on a seemingly unending basis.
NBC’s flagship “Today” show is going to need a new co-host, again, as fan favorite Kathie Lee Gifford surprised viewers on Tuesday with a teary-eyed announcement that she will exit the show in April. Gifford’s longtime co-host Hoda Kotb now pulls double duty, as she was tapped to replace Lauer alongside Savannah Guthrie as hosts of the early hours of “Today.” Craig Melvin was added to the mix after months of Kotb and Guthrie hosting together – shaking things up yet again.
Gifford’s shock announcement came only two months after Megyn Kelly’s troubled hour of “Today” was canceled. It’s unclear what the network’s long-term plan is when it comes to replacing the Kelly-hosted hour, much like it’s unclear who will replace Gifford at 10 a.m.
Replace it with whatever you want, or just dead air. No one’s watching anyway, regardless…
…OR, how about reruns of “The Apprentice”? Since they obsess about the President ANYWAY, might as well let him save THEIR business too, it’s kind of his “thing”…
rats leaving a sinking ship
They should try to hire somebody was a functioning brain, that appears to be the biggest shortcoming of the network.
“They should try to hire somebody was a functioning brain…”
…so, no Democrats then, @Extripates?
Nothing says professional like a bunch of giggling middle aged drunkards.
Glad to say I didn’t even know Kathie Mee worked for the Today Show. My boycott is workng.
Gee Wally, looks like NBC’s having a fire sale.
Yeah Beave, everything’s one turd off…💩
Who?
What?
I thought NBC stood for Nothing But Crap.
Sorry. I am not qualified to comment.
That’s the Christmas spirit, a non a moose.
Calling those souses middle aged!
They might as well throw old SNL reruns in that slot too. Nobody’s seen them, so they get passed off as new programming.
Gee Wally your right. She’s the most untalented overpaid white woman since Mom stopped hooking..
Did she suddenly remember she wasn’t supposed to be scum bag?
I am happy to announce that I am completely out of touch with pop culture. I thought she retired when Regis fired her 20+ years ago. About the time when Frank was caught diddling hookers. Not that I blamed him.
Maybe NBC can dig up Dave Garroway and Frank Blair and the chimp to host the Today Show.
The chimp? Wasn’t seeing him in the White House for eight years enough?
“Kathie Mee.”
No doubt! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
They can’t leave a 60 minute gap in their Trump attacks in the middle of the morning.
They need another Hate Trump anchor.
STAT!
I’d hit it
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=npeCyv6Zf2A
…you’re not alone, @Q who…
https://youtu.be/peC9d633B5w
NBC is considering replacing Kathie Lee Gufford with Jenna Bush Hager, the second daughter of George W. Bush. Don’t really think Hoda Kotb can stand her, but Hoda will do what she’s told.
Jenna is an elitist dumb blonde with the personality of a fish wife – loud, overbearing, argumenative, clueless and dumb. Did I say dumb already. Well it’s worth repeating in her case.